Historical Events In 1977

Feb 06   Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris in the year 1977.  

Feb 07   Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Feb 07   Soyuz 24 launches with 2 cosmonauts on this day in history.  

Feb 08   Earthquake in San Francisco CA, at 5.0, strongest since 1966 in the year 1977.  

Feb 08   Hustler publisher Larry Flynt sentenced on this day in history.  

Feb 09   Denys Amiel, French dramatist/playwright (Le mouton noir), dies at 92 on this day in history.  

Feb 10   In the year 1977 grace Mary Williams, composer, dies at 70  

Feb 11   In the year 1977 20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean)  

Feb 11   In the year 1977 louis J M Beel, Dutch premier (1946-48, 58-59), dies at 74  

Feb 11   Off Nova Scotia fisherman catches 20.2 kg lobster off Nova Scotia; the world's heaviest known crustacean in the year 1977.  

Feb 13   On this day in history eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship  

Feb 13   On this day in history jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77  

Feb 13   On this day in history pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic  

Feb 14   On this day in history the Unity Bank of Canada and Provincial Bank of Canada merge  

Feb 15   Royal Bank transfers three head office departments from Montreal to Toronto on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1977 social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election  

Feb 16   In the year 1977 uSSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR  

Feb 17   On this day in history quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76  

Feb 18   George Harrison releases "True Love" in the year 1977.  

Feb 18   In the year 1977 the first space shuttle, Enterprise, makes its maiden flight (carried atop a Boeing 747), over the Mojave Desert.  

Feb 19   On this day in history fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released  

Feb 19   On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island  

Feb 19   Shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner on this day in history.  

Feb 21   In the year 1977 74 Unification Church couples wed in New York NY  

Feb 22   Edith Barrett, actress (Molly & Me, Ghost Ship), dies at 64 in the year 1977.  

Feb 24   President Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights on this day in history.  

Feb 25   In the year 1977 oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons  

Feb 25   In the year 1977 soyuz 24 returns to Earth  

Feb 26   On this day in history bukka White, rocker, dies at 43  

Feb 26   On this day in history first flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747)  

Feb 27   On this day in history allison Hayes, actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman), dies at 47  

Feb 27   In Toronto, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones rock group is arrested by the RCMP and charged with possession of heroin with intent to traffic and possession of cocaine in the year 1977.  

Feb 27   Judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic in the year 1977.  

Feb 27   On this day in history keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada  

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Jan 18   Curtis Cregan, American actor was born in the year 1977.  

Apr 02   Jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model was born on this day in history.  

Apr 02   In the year 1977 birth of michael Fassbender, Actor  

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of aiden Turner, British actor  

Apr 19   In the year 1977 birth of lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer  

Apr 19   Joe Beimel, American baseball player was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19   In the year 1977 birth of dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player  

Apr 21   On this day in history birth of karen Ann Peterson, Miss Aruba Universe (1997)  

Jan 02   On this day in history erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53  

Jan 03   Avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide died on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74  

Jan 09   Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69 in the year 1977.  

Jan 14   Abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77), dies at 53 in the year 1977.  

Jan 17   Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967 died in the year 1977.  

Jan 18   Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80 on this day in history.